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Eastern Red Cedar
Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed, dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on ecotype or competing vegetation. Its deep roots and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant. Eastern Red Cedar trees can grow on a variety of soils. It is the primary species in most windbreaks. The foliage is bright green to dark green. The wood of the Red Cedar is fragrant and is used extensively for furniture. The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Birds devour the fruit. The fruit, or cone, is berrylike and dark blue. ... additional information
Sugarberry Fruits are attractive to a variety of wildlife, especially birds. It has better resistance to witches’ broom and less winter hardiness. The Sugarberry tree differs from common hackberry because the fruits are juicier and sweeter, bark is less corky, and leaves are narrower with mostly smooth margins. Leaves are glossy to dull green leaves (2-4” long) and have a yellow fall color. Sugarberry trees are basically a southern version of common or northern hackberry. The trunk diameter ranges from 1-3' and the mature gray bark develops a warty texture. Fleshy parts of the fruit are edible and sweet. The Sugarberry tree, Celtis laevigata, is also commonly called sugar hackberry or southern hackberry or Mississippi hackberry. Sugarberry is a medium to large sized deciduous tree that typically grows 60-80’ tall with upright-arching branching and a rounded spreading crown. Female flowers give way to an often abundant fruit crop of round fleshy berry-like drupes maturing to deep purple. |
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